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Pentagon Courts Automakers in Early Talks to Bolster Arms Production

The talks signal a push to tap civilian assembly lines to backfill weapons shortfalls.

Pete Hegseth, secretario de Guerra de Estados Unidos, en una actividad de su gira "Arsenal de la Libertad" con la que visitó empresas de la industria de defensa.

Overview

  • The Pentagon and the Trump administration, in reports published Thursday, held early talks with GM, Ford, GE Aerospace and Oshkosh on shifting some factory capacity to weapons and military supplies.
  • The outreach went to the top, with conversations reported to include GM CEO Mary Barra and Ford CEO Jim Farley.
  • A Pentagon official said the department aims to grow the defense industrial base quickly by using commercial technology so U.S. forces keep a decisive edge.
  • Officials linked the push to strains on U.S. stockpiles from the wars in Ukraine and Iran, along with a budget request reported at $1.5 trillion that targets drones and projectiles.
  • Companies are weighing feasibility because defense work needs strict certifications, different contracts and retooling that can take years, even with past pivots like World War II conversions and COVID-era ventilator builds.